2nd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment

The 2nd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry regiment which was active from 1 June 1861 to 13 July 1865 during the American Civil War. It was organized in Providence and attached to the IV Corps of the Army of the Potomac, firing the opening volley at the First Battle of Bull Run and taking part in every one of the army's major battles until the Appomattox Campaign, after which the Confederacy surrendered and the regiment was mustered out of service.